Bald eagle vs Emperor penguin
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Bald eagle in Accipitriformes, Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes.
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ian Duffy from UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a bald eagle and a emperor penguin?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Bald eagle in Accipitriformes, Emperor penguin in Sphenisciformes.
- The bald eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the emperor penguin is Near Threatened.
- They have been recorded in 5 of the same countries (the bald eagle in 20 in total, the emperor penguin in 17). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Bald eagle | Emperor penguin | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Aptenodytes forsteri |
| Family | Accipitridae | Spheniscidae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Sphenisciformes |
| Weight | 4.13 kg – 5.35 kg | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 20 | 17 |
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